Canada vs United States: Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products
Canada
1.4%
in 2022
United States
1.5%
in 2022
Canada rank
140th
United States rank
138th
Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products over time
- Canada
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 1.5% against 1.4% in Canada, a difference of 0.1%.
That makes United States's figure about 1.1 times Canada's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1989 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 140th and United States ranks 138th of 184 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 3 and United States in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 7.0% | 3.9% | 3.1% | Canada |
| 1990s | 3.4% | 2.9% | 0.4% | Canada |
| 2000s | 1.6% | 1.8% | 0.2% | United States |
| 2010s | 1.5% | 2.9% | 1.4% | United States |
| 2020s | 1.7% | 1.5% | 0.2% | Canada |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher tariff rate for primary and manufactured products, Canada or United States?
- United States, at 1.5% against 1.4% in Canada as of 2022.
- What is the difference in tariff rate for primary and manufactured products between Canada and United States?
- 0.1%, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2022.
- How do Canada and United States rank globally for tariff rate for primary and manufactured products?
- Canada ranks 140th and United States ranks 138th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank (WITS), UNCTAD (TRAINS), and World Trade Organization (WTO) (2026) β processed by Our World in Data, published as Tariff rate for primary and manufactured products. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Weighted mean applied tariff is the average of effectively applied rates weighted by the product import shares corresponding to each partner country.